Category Archives: Student Profiles

Below is a list of all students who exhibited at the Design Means Business Exhibition 2010. Click on the students name to view their work. All pictures taken by Ian Morris unless otherwise stated

Jessica Beavis – Nottingham Trent The movement and essence of water has been captured through the use of experimentation with paints and photographs.  Innovation has been brought to this fabric collection by the process of digitally transforming these 3D forms … Continue reading →

Rosie Benjamin – UCA Rochester The main inspiration for my final collection was Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s takes over the brain and body, leaving it in a state of confused, mixed emotions and illusions. From this, I wanted to create the … Continue reading →

Alice Early – Kingston University — Winner A Revised sense of tradition, nostalgia and culture will see craftsmanship as an integrated part of design. Inspired by the deconstruction of a Tailcoat, design was informed by the new raw materials, cut, … Continue reading →

Victoria Elizabeth Eskdale – Manchester Metropolitan University My work clearly expresses my inner determination, ambition and mature professional approach to succeed within the fashion industry; with completed modules in garment technology, technologies for specific garment development and design.  All areas … Continue reading →

Sacha Foster – Manchester Metropolitan University The collection represents mans connection to the wild and the increasing influence that nature is having on urban life. The aim was to create an outdoors-inspired range with a ‘new heritage’ feel that encompasses … Continue reading →

Jenna Gibson – Royal College of Art The print collection focuses on the transition of light, using gradients to illustrate suggested form and structure within the context of the Body. Constructivism and Architecture have been the main inspiration for my … Continue reading →

Zara Gorman – Royal College of Art The starting point for this collection was to look at lines and contours within architecture and product design. I was also keen to explore how texture and tone could be achieved by simply … Continue reading →

Jo Graham – UCA Rochester

Carla Grima – UCA Rochester The inspiration behind my concept has been taken from photographer Andre Kertesz. His series of  ‘Distortion’ photographs portraying reflections of the nude female silhouette in distorted, ‘fun house’, mirrors has lead me onto an exploratory … Continue reading →

Lucy Hammond Kingston University

Ryo Himuro – London College of Fashion My collection is inspired by an amalgamation of traditional Russian ethnic culture with modern asian, and European culture, creating an eclectic collection of dramatic colours   vivivd mix of neon blue, pink, and orange … Continue reading →

Alice-Jane Hutton – DeMontort University The Inspiration for my final collection came from my Grandfathers original airbrushed artwork of cars he designed when he was a car stylist for Ford Motor Company in America during the 1950s. My Grandfather was … Continue reading →

Karrenjit Kaur – Nottingham Trent My inspiration came from my identity, in particular what makes my identity. Exploring my Heritage, family and traditional aspects of Indian culture, exploring Indian wear. Looking at my family, in particular my father, using metal … Continue reading →

Maria Lazari – De Montfort University Inspired by a beautiful Italian book based on 20th Century Circus and Funfairs, I experimented with different medias and fabrics, which allowed to me to capture the colourful and playful essence of the circus. … Continue reading →

Hanna Ter Meulin -Royal College of Fashion

Chloe Mccormick -University of the Arts London My work focuses on the fusion of traditional tapestry weaving with advanced materials to create innovative 3D hand woven warps. I have created furniture concepts for interior or exterior spaces. The tapestry industry … Continue reading →

Nathalie Murray – Northumbria University I am a fashion textiles designer specialising in print, both screen and digital.  I also work in knitwear, utilising print and intarsia to apply pattern.  I have also  used embroidery with hand made yarns and … Continue reading →

Naoya Nakayama- London College of Fashion “frozen moment of the object’s creation and destruction process.” Naoya’s collection of womenswear is inspired by 3D image artworks called “Frion Estudio del Desastre (by Los Canpiteros 2005)” and the theme of small images … Continue reading →

James Nettleton – Manchester Metropolitan University

Luke Richardson – Northumbria University ‘Stratagem’ is a unique, innovative menswear brand that’s purpose is to challenge CCTV and our surveillance society through invisibility and camouflage techniques. Anyone who wears a Stratagem piece will be making a statement about our … Continue reading →

Karishma Shahani – London College of Fashion The collection draws inspiration and elements from the multiple layers of Indias vibrant culture that continuously create colourful, vivid and eclectic experiences for the onlooker. The colours are picked from traditional paintings of … Continue reading →

Martina Spetlova – Central St Martins My collection is an experiment with pleats and folds on different materials such as leather, polyester and silk jersey. It is creation of contrasting panels of texture and colour. These panels remind me of … Continue reading →

Amy Tydeman- Nottingham Trent “My graduate collection consists of original illustrations, creating prints that explore the sweet and sinister, with a vintage feel for silhouette and 1920′s seam lines. Currently Interning at Mary Katrantzou looking for a design job in … Continue reading →

Yitang Wan – Central St Martins The collection is inspired by the working-class people against the backdrop of Industrial Revolution. It is an attempt to reconcile the huge contrast between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie by combining the rough-looking feel … Continue reading →